Kaneko Ticket Information

Hey gang! I just received information about tickets to the Kaneko Events during the Fall meeting.
Scroll down to the NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER MEETING SCHEDULE and down toward the bottom of that entry is the information about ticket prices. We will be provided with a certain number of comp tickets. Get a hold of Jeff Koterba or myself if you need comps. Or see Sara Bongers at Kaneko about ticket information. She can be reached at sara@thekaneko.org

Thanks,
ME

A View from Marceline...

Here are a few snapshots that I managed to get while at the 2010 Disney Toonfest last weekend.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54155371@N03/

North Central Chapter Meeting Schedule

Schedule of Events

Friday, October 1

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cartoonists in the Classroom Project
Cartoonists will be matched to classes throughout the Omaha Public School system to share their skills as cartoonists with students.

Seeing with New Eyes Cartoon Workshop
Venue: KANEKO at 11th & Jones in the Old Market – UNO Library

Late Morning
One of the cartoonists will lead a special workshop for the Native American children who participated in the summer program.

3:30 – 5:00 PM
Selections from the Howard Collection Exhibit
Opening Reception
Venue: Criss Library on the UNO campus
6001 Dodge Street

7:30 – 9:00 PM
Josh Cooley, Great Minds Presentation: Coloring Outside the Lines: And Other Creative Ways to Make People Worry About You
Venue: KANEKO Bow Truss

9:00-10:00 PM
Supper for Cooley with Program Sponsors and the Cartoonists

Saturday, October 2

9:00-10:30 AM
Conference Meeting
NCS Members only
KANEKO Gallery

10:30-12:00 PM
Josh Cooley Animation Workshop for Conference Attendees and guests
Venue: KANEKO Bow Truss

12:00-1:30 PM
Lunch Break
You're on your own!

1:30-2:20 PM
Public Events in the KANEKO Bow Truss
Cartooning in the new economy: Exploring creative approaches taken by cartoonists and freelancers who are generally looking to make a buck

2:30–3:20 PM
Drawing in the House of Saddam:
Two cartoonists describe their USO-sponsored trip to Iraq

3:30–5:00 PM
Sketching As Story: Turning the written word into a work of art.
(Panel Discussion with Josh Cooley)

5:00–5:30 PM
Book Signing
Venue: KANEKO - UNO Library

5:00-7:00 PM
One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages
Cartoonists Art Exhibition Opening
Bemis Center, 724 So. 12th Street in the Old Market

7:30 PM
Dinner for Conference Participants with Josh Cooley
La Casa Restaurant, 4432 Leavenworth Street

Comp tickets are available to cartoonists who participate in the Cartoonists In The Classroom program.
TICKET INFORMATION:
(This information just came in...)
Ttickets are available for purchase at www.thekaneko.org or at the door for $25 adults/$18 seniors/$10 students

A group rate of $20 per ticket for ten or more is also available if someone in your group wanted to organize that, but the order would need to come with payment. Contact Sara Bongers at the Kaneko for more information about group packages. Her email address is: sara@thekaneko.org

Star Wars Oil Paintings

Here are some oil paintings I've recently finished. They were for a friend who watched my lil girls while I went on the NCS/USO tour to Germany last spring.

FALL CHAPTER MEETING...

The Fall 2010 Meeting of the North Central Chapter will be in Omaha, NE on October 1-2. Our co-hosts will be the Kaneko Gallery at 1111 Jones Street in the Old Market.

We have a block of rooms set aside for the cartoonists and our guest artists at the Courtyard by Marriott at 101 So. 10th Street. The rooms we've been offered have a king size bed with a sofa sleeper. Our room rate is $99 per night. To lock in this rate, call the Courtyard by Marriott at 402/346-2200 or 1-866-204-9388 (toll free). Get 'em quick. They'll go fast! ( NOTE: Cut off date for the special hotel rate is Sept 10. )
Reference: Room Block Oct 2010 Event, Reference #:M-31LB3C at the Courtyard Omaha Downtown/Old Market Area.

Our guest speaker is Josh Cooley from PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS.

We'll see you in October! Got questions? Give me a call (402/429-3888) or email your Fearless Leader.

Please RSVP to me ASAP so we'll know how many to expect. (Whether you're planning on attending or not.) Thanks....

In Search of a Strip....

After the announcement of the retirement of CATHY by creator and cartoonist, Cathy Guisewite, the Lincoln Journal Star (Lee Enterprises' newspaper in Lincoln, NE) announced that they are welcoming readers' suggestions for a replacement for CATHY.
Check it out. Keep those cards and letters comin', folks.
http://journalstar.com/entertainment/misc/article_dd1c743a-a8b9-11df-a9c7-001cc4c03286.html

North Central Chapter Fall Meeting

Mark your calendar guys....
The 2010 Fall Chapter Meeting will be in Omaha, NE. We will be at the Kaneko Gallery, 11th & Jones in the Old Market.
Details and accommodations will be posted shortly. So get ready.
Among the array of special guests we'll have a very special guest joining us this year. Josh Cooley from PIXAR ANIMATION.

See you in October! That's OCTOBER 1-2... (sorry)

JOHN READ EXHIBIT coming to Omaha meeting Oct 1-2

Our good friend, John Read (Publisher of STAY TOONED magazine) will be bringing his exhibit of cartoon art to our Fall meeting in Omaha, Oct 1-2. You don't want to miss this meeting, gang. Believe me...

ONE FINE SUNDAY IN THE FUNNY PAGES

Harvey Pekar, Graphic Novelist, Dies

A friend of mine passed this obit from the Washington Post on to me.


Harvey Pekar dead: American Splendor comic writer was 70

Obituary page contributor Terence McArdle writes:

Harvey Pekar, 70, the graphic novelist whose autobiographical comic book "American Splendor" chronicled his life as a filing clerk, record collector, freelance jazz critic and one of life's all around misfits, was found dead early today at his home in suburban Cleveland.

The AP reported that police were called to Mr. Pekar's home by his wife about 1 a.m. and the artist was found between a bed and dresser. Mr. Pekar had been suffering from prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression, police said.

"American Splendor" developed a cult following among those who don't ordinarily read comic books. Quite possibly the first autobiographic comic, it was filled with Mr. Pekar's wry observations and complaints about the monotony of life in Cleveland and his frustrations in human relationships.

Initially, Mr. Pekar approached cartoonist R. Crumb who he knew through their mutual record collector's love of jazz, to illustrate his self-published work. Later, Mr. Pekar's illustrators included Drew Friedman and Joe Sacco.

After a diagnosis of prostrate cancer in curtailed his writing in the 1990s, Mr. Pekar returned in with "Our Cancer Year" (1994), a colloboration with his wife, Joyce Brabner.
A 2003 movie, "American Splendor" was based on the series with Paul Giametti playing Mr. Pekar. It led to yet another collaboration with Brabner, "Our Movie Year" (2004).

In one of the movie's finest moments, Brabner meets Mr. Pekar for the first time at the airport after a lengthy correspondence. She tries to imagine what he looks like and conjurs four different images of him by four different illustrators.

A full obituary will follow.

Washington Post
By Adam Bernstein | July 12, 2010; 12:08 PM ET

The Corleone Family Reubens